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A third added: “On the basis on government legalisation there cannot be such a thing as a ‘non-essential aisle’ given that the supermarket remains open.

“I’m sure there are much better ways to deploy your resources.”

Following the backlash, the force issued a second statement to concerned Brits.

It reads: “For clarification, the force position, in line with national guidance, is that we are not monitoring what people are buying from supermarkets.

“This message was sent with good intentions by an over-exuberant officer who has been spoken to since this tweet was published.

"Whilst the majority of people in our communities are abiding by the social distancing measures we have had to issue a small number of fines to those who are flouting the rules. None of these have been in relation to shopping or supermarket visits."

Others users and local residents were baffled by the post (Image: Twitter)

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Adderley later said: ”The confusion in the clip this morning, what I was trying to refer to, was we may get to a stage where the purpose of somebody's journey may be questioned by an officer – not searching trolleys and baskets.

"If that confusion has existed, please let me clarify, we are not in that business – I've said that from day one."

Last month, Derbyshire Police were accused of “nanny policing” after filming people walking through the Peak district with drones.

Officers said travelling to remote areas for exercise did not count as “essential travel” and released the footage on twitter.